- September 5, 2015HMEPS is sharing with you two important articles regarding public pensions that were released Friday, September 4. The first one,…
- November 7, 2014In a recent opinion piece in the Houston Chronicle – “Houston, there is a pension problem” (October 1, 2014) --…
- October 31, 2014The Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) interest rate for calendar year 2015 will be 7.5%, effective January 1, 2015. The…
- June 20, 2014The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has awarded the Houston Municipal Employees Pension System…
- February 7, 2014The Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) interest rate for calendar year 2014 will be 6.79%, effective January 1, 2014. The…
- January 22, 2014The City of Houston announced that it had filed suit against the Houston Firefighters’ Retirement and Relief Fund (HFRRF) to…
- October 31, 2013The Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) interest rate for calendar year 2014 will be 6.79%, effective January 1, 2014. The…
- January 27, 2013In each odd-numbered year, the HMEPS Board of Trustees elects Board officers to the positions of Chairman, Vice Chairman and…
- October 25, 2012DROP Interest Rate for Calendar Year 2013 The Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) interest rate for calendar year 2013 will…
- September 21, 2012Update on the Texas Legislature - September 12, 2012 PIFS Meeting On September 12, 2012 the Texas House of Representatives…